North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter B - LICENSING OF HOSPITALS
Section .5100 - INFECTION CONTROL
Section 13B .5104 - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 13B .5104
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
The facility shall require that environmental services (housekeeping) provide the following:
(1) 24 hour a day availability of personnel or supplies and equipment for the cleaning of patient rooms, patient care equipment, and the cleaning of spills;
(2) a routine cleaning schedule for all areas of the facility to assist in the prevention and spread of disease; and
(3) removal and appropriate disposal of waste materials including biologicals.
Authority
G.S.
131E-79;
Eff. January 1,
1996;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. July 22,
2017.
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